Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Rat Demon Who Stole Lamp Oil
And just when Qin Ze was enjoying this ambiguity, Li Er over there was worried about a spinning wheel.
If you look closely, you will find that this spinning wheel also has a foot pedal, but the structure is smoother and looks more beautiful.
The eldest grandson on one side sat very happily in front of the loom, gently rubbing the silk thread with one hand, and stepping on the pedal on the other side.
"Erlang, is this the pedal spinning wheel?" The eldest grandson was born in the gate and has been a skilled female worker since he was a child, so he is also very skilled in this spinning wheel.
At first, her movements were a little rusty, but she soon became proficient, and her movements in her hands became faster and faster.
"yes, that's what that kid did." Li Er glanced at the spinning wheel angrily, but there was a hint of joy in his voice.
Even Li Er could see that although this thing looked simple, it was enough to increase the speed of weaving by three or four times.
What is this concept, as long as this thing can be used in large quantities. In the future, the people will not be left without clothes to wear, and the soldiers will not stuff straw into their clothes in the poor winter months.
However, such a good thing, but some people don't know how to cherish it.
"Erlang should be happy to get such a sharp weapon. Why is it a sad face? ”
The eldest grandson's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is becoming more and more difficult to move. After stepping on it for a while, he stopped stupidly.
Li Er beckoned, let the eldest grandson sit beside him, stroked the eldest grandson's bulging abdomen with his hand and said, "If that kid made this thing for my Datang, I would naturally be happy." But do you know what this kid is doing this for? ”
Since the last incident, Li Er has specially asked people to follow Qin Ze. I originally wanted to see how this kid behaved, but I didn't want to get such a sharp weapon.
Originally, Li Er was also happy that Qin Ze could make this thing, but when he heard that Qin Ze made this thing just to please the beauties, he couldn't be happy anymore.
"Isn't Erlang Mo angry because of this?" The eldest grandson held Li Er with his hand and said softly.
Li Er sighed again, glanced at the spinning wheel and said: "The way of Confucius and Mencius said that the poor are good alone, and the good will help the world." This kid is unusually intelligent, and it is really sighing that he has such intelligence but uses it to please people. ”
Now is the time to employ people, with such talents, Li Eryan can not do without. It's just that I really can't understand Qin Ze's thoughts, and the eldest husband doesn't make contributions, but uses them on this way. It's clear that he has no ambitions, how can this kind of person be used.
After listening to Li Er's explanation of the origin of the spinning wheel, the eldest grandson pursed his lips and snickered, and laughed until Li Er was inexplicable, and then said: "In order to pursue me, Erlang didn't also cut wood and build boats. Why is it like this when talking about others now? ”
When Li Yuan was still in power, Li Er was not even the crown prince. But he was deeply valued by the eldest grandson Wuji, and it was he who introduced his sister to Li Er.
At that time, the eldest grandson was an absolute lady, and Li Er took advantage of the eldest grandson to go out to play in order to see her. He cut down wood and built a raft, and then he got acquainted with his eldest grandson. This is the future marriage.
Speaking of this, the two of them were obviously immersed in their memories, and it was not until Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, asked to see him, that the eldest grandson turned around and left.
Duan Lun is now the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and his father Duan Wenzheng is Li Yuan's son-in-law, strictly speaking, he also has something to do with Li Er, which is also the reason why he can sit on the book of the Ministry of Industry.
Li Er didn't talk nonsense with him, pointed to the spinning wheel and asked, "Have you ever seen this kind of spinning wheel before?"
Where has Duan Lun seen this thing, although he is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he is mainly responsible for the arrangement of some major events. Seeing Li Er ask, he shook his head and didn't know when he looked at it.
Li Erzao knew that this would be the case, sighed in his heart, walked to the spinning wheel, pointed to the newly added foot pedal, and asked, "Do you know this thing?"
Duan Lun shook his head again, he really didn't know.
"Isn't there anything like this in any book?" Li Er originally thought that Qin Ze had found this thing from some ancient book, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.
When Duan Lun saw Li Er suddenly ask like this, he thought that he had done something wrong. I immediately panicked.
Perhaps seeing Duan Lun's thoughts, Li Er patted the spinning wheel and said helplessly: "Go back and study this thoroughly, I want to promote this on a large scale."
Duan Lun naturally nodded yes, but his eyes lit up but he asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know who made this thing?"
Being able to get Li Er's appreciation is enough to prove that this thing is not ordinary. Although Duan Lun is not good at mechanics, he still has a lot of experience in knowing and employing people.
Li Er didn't know what the other party meant, waved his hand and said directly: "Although this person has only known people, his heart is biased, so let's put it down for the time being."
As the Son of Heaven, Li Er has a lot of things. I really don't want to be on one Qin Ze, and I waste too much thought.
If it weren't for Qin Ze's outstanding performance in the locust plague, Li Er would not have been so attentive to him. But the more he understood, the more he couldn't see through this person.
For the emperor, even if he uses a heinous villain, he will not use a person who he can't see through.
Especially this person, he is still so smart.
Where did Qin Ze know that the spinning wheel he made casually actually alarmed Li Er. In his opinion, although this thing is relatively advanced, it is too far behind the ones in his memory.
It is not a matter of a day or two for the weaving mill to be equipped with this kind of foot pedal. And the matter of Shaopu Buzhuang's store is not Qin Ze's turn to intervene.
After careful calculation, I have been living in this house for almost a month. At the beginning, he discussed with the Xuanfa, and when it was a month, let him do a Dharma service.
How to move loudly, how to do it. It's best to make it known all over the city. Now look at the time, there are three more days is a one-month deadline, and it is time to prepare.
This ritual has to cause enough sensation, and faith is a really amazing thing. For thousands of years, emperors discovered this power, so there was the son of the true dragon granted by the monarch god, and religion discovered this power, so there was Yama Hell Western Heavenly Bliss.
Whoever holds this power will be a force that will destroy the world once the hearts of the people are brought together.
So if you want to defeat faith, you can only use faith.
Since you, the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, want my life, I will seek Amitabha Buddha.
And for Qin Ze, a scientifically educated person, it is easy to fool some civilians.
Something must be caught in this ritual, and no matter what it is, someone will always take the blame. The people would rather believe that there is a demon at work than that there is nothing here.
Qin Ze was going to find a demon, so he and Erhu went through the entire courtyard. In the end, only a few rats were found, and rats were also pests that everyone shouted at in this era.
So it's very easy to let this guy carry this pot.
Get some colorful feathers and make it a nice tail. Qin Ze specially trimmed the mouse's hair, and his two ears were also dyed red by him.
In short, when Qin Ze showed this thing to Erhu, he was also shocked, and firmly believed that there was really a rat demon to do it.
Raise the rats with good food and drink, and Qin Ze didn't do anything for the remaining two days. I went to various teahouses and chess houses, in short, where there were more people, he went.
Even the Zhang family's mother-in-law's cake stall was given to Huo Huo by Qin Ze.
Nowadays, if you walk around Shengye Fang, you can hear people talking about rat demons.
"Well, brother, have you heard? There was a rat demon in the Cheng family's house, I heard that it still has wings? ”
"Isn't it? The day before yesterday, I walked by the door, and I saw a big insect lying in front of the door. But I was so frightened that my legs trembled, and I was about to turn around and run away, when I heard the big worm speak. ”
"What did it say?"
It is obvious that the storyteller is very experienced, and he wants details and suspense, and he immediately captured everyone's hearts.
"The big worm said that it was originally a mouse under the lamp of Maitreya Bodhisattva. I didn't want to steal the Bodhisattva's lamp oil, so I gave birth to spiritual wisdom and escaped from the mortal world. He also said that he had to eat the hearts of a hundred people in order to live forever. ”
The man who spoke was wearing a gray robe, and when he spoke, he was squatting on the ground, and his face was also dusty.
But if you see those eyes, you will find that this product is not Qin Ze?
And seeing the shocked expressions of the people around him, he stood up and said, "Don't panic, everyone, I heard from the Xuanfa Master of the Wuxian Temple that this monster will be robbed in three days." When the time comes, the true body will be restored, and the master of the occult law will personally receive this thing. ”
"Yo, can you accept this thing if it's so powerful?" An eldest lady obviously listened energetically, hugged her child, and asked with a solemn face.
"Of course you can take it, and then this monster will have no mana. As long as you throw the copper coin mixed with the oil pot on the body of this thing, you can collect this monster. After saying that, Qin Ze also said with a look of longing: "It is also the master of Xuanfa who has a deep Taoism, and he knows that the monster is just feeding Maitreya lamp oil, so he can see the life of the monster." Otherwise......"
When fooling people, Qin Ze didn't forget to pat the Xuanfa master on the back, so that even if the other party was unwilling, he wouldn't show it on his face.
All of a sudden, this demon rat who stole Maitreya Bodhisattva's lamp oil spread all over the neighborhood.
Until one day, Qin Ze, who got up early in the morning, was stopped by the three girls next door.
"Little Master Qin, I've heard that there are rat spirits in your house. I heard that it has three heads, and its body is the size of a cow. And it eats people. ”
Qin Ze didn't expect that the rat, which was now delicious and drinkable, had become such a terrifying appearance. However, he still pretended not to know, and asked the third girl to say more in a panic.
It wasn't until he heard the other party say that Master Xuanfa came back to get rid of the demon that he patted his chest exaggeratedly and threatened that after this matter, he must thank the other party. That's when the three girls who did good things were sent away.
As soon as I turned around, I saw Erhu holding a broom and looking at him with disdain, with an expression that your performance was too much.
Qin Ze snorted coldly, looked at Erhu and said disdainfully: "Look at what your young master is doing, it is better to serve your rat demon grandfather, don't be hungry."